Good morning. Whitewater’s Thursday forecast calls for snow, with a high temperature of forty-one. Whitewater’s Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. Google’s puzzle for today is one for travelers: “What word will you use for “taxi” if the airport code of your destination is OSL?” Can a baby aardvark be cute? Yes: Brookfield Zoo…

Good morning. It’s a Wednesday of scattered sprinkles and a high of forty-three for Whitewater. On this day in 1980, in an astonishing upset, the US Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviet team at Lake Placid, N.Y., 4-to-3. The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal. Here’s the last minute of that historic…

Good morning. Just a bit of snow for Whitewater this Tuesday, with a high temperature of forty-three. It’s primary election day in Wisconsin, for those communities (or parts of them) where there are a few challengers for an office. On this day in 1918, a controversy over political dissent: On this day, a move to…

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny day with a high of forty-two for Whitewater’s Presidents’ Day. There’s a Whitewater Parks & Rec Board meeting this afternoon at 5 PM. On this day in 1962, “astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth as he flew aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule.” He orbited…

Good morning. It’s a Friday of scattered showers and a high of forty-four in Whitewater. On this day in 1972, Nixon went to China. The Wisconsin Historical Society marks this day in 2002 as one of athletic accomplishment: 2002 – Wisconsin Skater Takes Gold On this date West Allis native Chris Witty won a gold medal in…

Good morning. It’s a day of gradual clearing with a high of forty-two for Whitewater. On this day in 1923, from the archive of the New York Times,  the story of how Tut-ankh-Amen’s Inner Tomb is Opened Revealing Undreamed of Splendors, Still Untouched After 3,400 Years. Google’s puzzle for today asks about a place, with…

Good morning. It’s a cloudy but mild day ahead for Whitewater today, with a high temperature of forty. At 4:30 PM, Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets. For an example of the diversity of life, consider World’s Tiniest Chameleons Found in Madagascar. How small are they? Really small — Images: Glaw, F., et al., PLoS ONE…

Good morning. Just a bit of a wintry mix for Whitewater this morning, on a Valentine’s Day with a high temperature of thirty-four. It was heartening to see in the results of last week’s poll that, for the overwhelming majority of respondents, there’s still a place on Valentine’s Day for flowers or chocolates. There’s something…

Good morning. A bit of snow today — less than an inch — is in store for Whitewater on a day with a high of thirty-three. In Butte, Montana, there’s just a slight chance of snow, with a high temperature of thirty-five. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 PM, and the Library Board meets…

Good morning. Whitewater will have a high temperature of about twenty-nine, with a good chance of snow, amounting to less than an inch.  In Portland, Oregon, it will be a day of showers, with a high of fifty-one. The Wisconsin Historical Society marks today as one of changing ownership: “on this day in 1773, “the Treaty…

Good morning. Whitewater has a sunny day with a high temperature of thirty-one to which to look forward. In Denver, it will be a mostly cloudy day with a high of thirty-seven. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets today at 8 AM. On this day in 1858, another great moment in legislative history: 1858 – Wisconsin…

Good morning. For Whitewater, a chance of flurries today with a high of thirty-three; for Madison, that same chance, but a predicted high of thirty-one. In Whitewater, Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. It’s Charles Dickens’s birthday, and Google celebrates with a doodle: For Google’s puzzle today, some geography: “What single state is home…

Good morning. Whitewater’s forecast calls for a cloudy day, with a high of thirty-nine.  In New York, it’s a sunny day ahead with a high of fifty-one. The Wisconsin Historical Society records that on this day in 1967, …nationally known activist Stokely Carmichael spoke at UW-Whitewater as part of a forum series entitled “Black Power…

Good morning. It’s a day of dense fog, with a high of thirty-seven, for Whitewater. In San Diego, it will be a sunny Friday with a high of sixty-seven. On this day from 1917, an example of mistakes of German foreign policy: “In 1917, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, which had…